Dorian Finney-Smith is an American professional basketball player who was born on May 4, 1993. Dorian Finney-Smith currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He had his education at I. C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Virginia and between 2009 and 2010 as a junior, he averaged 19.7 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocks per game.
For his college basketball career, Dorian Finney-Smith played for Virginia Tech and Florida. He spent seven seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and later left for the Nets in February 2023.
Earlier in September 2010, took the decision to represent Virginia Tech and within the short time he spent with Virginia Tech, he did so well.
Later in December, he signed a National Letter of Intent with the Hokies. As a senior at I. C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, Dorian Finney-Smith averaged 18 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 3.8 blocks per game and he led the team to back-to-back Group AAA state championships.
The team also had the Eastern Region and District titles with the assistance of Dorian Finney-Smith as he recorded 19 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks in the state championship game.
Before completing high school, he was a two-time VHSL Class AAA Player of the Year and first-team all-state, all-region, All-Tidewater and all-district.
Dorian Finney-Smith also won All-Tidewater Player of the Year as a junior and Co-player of the Year as a senior.
Dorian Finney-Smith got a transfer to Florida but due to NCAA transfer regulations, he could not play in the 2012-2013 season.
He got named the SEC Sixth Man of the Year in the 2013-2014 season and became the second Gator to win the award after Chris Richard in 2007.
Dorian Finney-Smith Siblings
Dorian Finney-Smith is known to have five siblings. His siblings are Da-Shawn Finney, Ben Finney, Ra-Shawn Finney, Sha-Kiyla Finney, and Monna Zjea Finney-Smith. Dorian Finney-Smith grew up together with his siblings and mother.
Ben Finney played basketball at Old Dominion. Dorian Finney-Smith, Da-Shawn Finney, Ben Finney, Ra-Shawn Finney, Sha-Kiyla Finney, and Monna Zjea Finney-Smith all have Desiree Finney-Jones as their mother.
Not much is known about the father of Dorian Finney-Smith and his siblings. Dorian Finney-Smith stands 6ft and 7 inches and he also weighs 100kg. In as much as the net worth of the siblings of Dorian Finney-Smith isn’t known in the public space, the net worth of Dorian Finney-Smith to believed to be around 12 Million USD.
Ra-Shawn and Da-Shawn are the twin brothers, but unfortunately, Ra-Shawn is no more.
Da-Shawn played basketball at Norcom High School.
Sha-Kiyla Finney played at Wilson High and was titled Second Team All-District in basketball.
She served as a guard and went undrafted in 2013. Sha-Kiyla Finney also has a major in Criminal Justice.
Monna Zjea Finney-Smith plays basketball at Wilson High.
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